With Grand Theft Auto 6 on its way, players have been desperately looking for signs of what the next installment in the franchise will offer. The trailer has already revealed that the game will feature two protagonists this time in a Bonnie and Clyde-style story that takes place in the same region seen in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Also, it is safe to assume that the game will feature a variety of mechanics that let fans wreak havoc in an open world.

However, the GTA series is beloved because of the sheer level of detail put into each game. Every previous installment has included some hidden features and details in the game for players to find and interact with. Let's just hope that some of these make a return for Grand Theft Auto 6.

6 Aliens

Grand Theft Auto 5

The existence of a race of extraterrestrial life forms may not be what players were expecting to discover when playing an action/crime game. However, that is exactly what fans stand to find when playing Grand Theft Auto 5.

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The first evidence of aliens in the game can be found in the game's prologue mission, which takes place in the icy region of North Yankton. If players deviate from the scripted path while playing as Michael, they will find the faint form of an alien creature buried under the ice. Also, players have found a giant flying saucer hovering over Los Santos in the main game. It cannot be interacted with, but perhaps these aliens will make a return, or at least appear, in Grand Theft Auto 6.

5 Heart Of The City

Grand Theft Auto 4

Grand Theft Auto 4 marked the point where the series strayed into more serious territory. The trademark humor of the series was still there, but it became clear that GTA 4 was meant to take place in a very grounded reality. This made the appearance of a giant beating heart inside the Statue of Happiness a very strange find indeed.

Players would have to land a helicopter on the upper level of the statue carefully, but anyone who was successful in this endeavor would be rewarded with a secret. By climbing the ladder inside the statue, players could eventually find a massive heart chained up inside. This organ will bleed if it is shot at, and it is supposed to represent the heart of the city. Since this heart is now canon, it wouldn't be a shock if something like this returned to Grand Theft Auto 6. Plus, it would be even more fun to find it by accident again.

4 Parking Meter Cash

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Parking meters in any open world game are often used as nothing more than decoration. However, these objects are the source of a hidden detail in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

If a player runs into one of these boxes in a car, it will spill money that can be collected. This is not a core gameplay mechanic, just another feature that players will discover when exploring the open world. With Grand Theft Auto 6 set to return to this location in the franchise, it would be nice to see this small feature return. If anything, it is a great way to farm some extra cash when it is needed.

3 Big Foot

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

One of the few ways to hear about secrets in video games during the PS2 era was directly through friends or other players. The internet was around when Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was released, but it was not the hive of information it is today. As such, many players began to spread the rumor that they had seen Bigfoot roaming around the woods in the game, and fans had no choice but to believe this misinformation.

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Of course, there was no Bigfoot in San Andreas. However, these rumors were so prevalent that Rockstar decided to reference them by including Bigfoot in missions in both Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare and GTA 5. Perhaps this running joke will continue into Grand Theft Auto 6.

2 Police Chases

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Police Chases are a staple of the GTA series. However, the police in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City aren't only there to stop the player when they are on a crime spree.

Any players who have been in or around the North Point Mall in this game will recognize its various gangs. Sometimes these gangs will fight with each other, and other times players may notice one or two of these gang members being chased on foot by the police. This added level of crime makes the world feel lived in, and players will receive a $50 reward for helping out the police as a Good Samaritan in these situations. If North Point Mall returns in Grand Theft Auto 6, it would be great to see these small police chases return.

1 Peyote

Grand Theft Auto 5

In the real world, Peyote is a hard drug that causes extreme hallucinations. In Grand Theft Auto 5, taking Peyote will give the player character the hallucination that they are an animal, and the player gets to control this new beast for a while.

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There are twenty-seven Peyote plants scattered around the map in GTA 5, and each one has a different effect. As such, the player gets to spend time as a dog, fish, bear, and even a bird if they find them all. It is a small feature, but it would be fun to experiment as new, Vice City-based creatures via Peyote plants in Grand Theft Auto 6.

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